Juneyao Airlines

Juneyao Airlines Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 上海吉祥航空有限公司; pinyin: Shànghǎi Jíxiáng Hángkōng Yǒuxiàngōngsī) is a regional airline based in Changning District,
Shanghai , China, operating domestic services out of the two Shanghai airports (Hongqiao and Pudong). The company was founded in 2005 as a subsidiary of Juneyao Group.

History

On 13 August 2011, Qatar Airways Flight 888 declared a low-fuel emergency and elected to divert to Shanghai's Hongqiao Airport. Hongqiao ATC ordered Juneyao Flight 1112 to terminate its approach and allow the Qatari Boeing 777-300ER to land. Juneyao's pilot ignored repeated orders to abort their landing and give QR888 priority, ultimately forcing Qatar to go-around. Both aircraft landed safely without injury or damage to the aircraft.

On 29 August 2011 the Civil Aviation Administration of China published its investigation report indicating that HO1112 refused to follow six consecutive orders from Hongqiao ATC in the span of seven minutes to abort their approach and that the crew on duty breached regulation CCAR-91-R2 of CAAC. The license of HO1112's South Korean Captain was permanently revoked in China and the Chinese co-pilot's license was suspended for six months.

The CAAC also issued a bulletin to the Korea Transportation Safety Authority formally reporting the Korean captain's misbehavior. Furthermore, Juneyao Airlines is indefinitely suspended from recruiting foreign flight crew and will have 10% of their slots suspended for three months. Although there was only 5,200 kg of fuel left aboard QR888 after landing, an amount sufficient for another 18 minutes of regular flight plus 30 minutes of reserve, the CAAC indicated that QR888 did not breach any regulation. Nevertheless, the CAAC issued a bulletin to the Civil Aviation Authority of Qatar recommending an improvement in fuel calculation.

Fleet

As of January 2013, the Juneyao Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 3.0 years